# Incident 20251013017799I: Piper PA-28-180, Delta, UT, October 13, 2025

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 13, 2025, 12:43 local time
- Place: Delta, UT
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3732° N, 112.5245° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Delta, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3732&lon=-112.5245&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44764, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N44764) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-180
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251013017799I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROACHING RUNWAY 17 AT DELTA UTAH (KDTA) WHEN IT STRUCK BIRDS. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING.

## Other reports on N44764 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19790501012519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790501012519I), May 1, 1979: Piper PA28/ (N44764), Tallahassee, FL, Minor damage. Right wing struck pine tree on final approach. Landed on runway. Light gusty wind present.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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